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| − | {{infobox person | + | {{Infobox officeholder |
| | |name=Eleanor of Aquitaine | | |name=Eleanor of Aquitaine |
| − | |birth_date=1122 | + | |image= |
| − | |birth_place=Poitiers | + | |birth_date=1122<ref>https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/9C8T-V1R/queen-consort-of-england-france-alienor-%27eleanor%27-d%27-aquitaine%2C-de-guyenne%2C-plantagenet-countess-of-poitiers-et-duchess-of-aquitane-1122-1204</ref> |
| − | |death_date=April 1204 (aged 81/82) | + | |birth_place=Poitiers, France |
| − | |death_place=Poitiers | + | |death_date=April 1, 1204 |
| − | |spouse=[[Louis VII]] (m. 1137 - div. 1152) | + | |death_place=Poitiers, France |
| − | *[[Henry II]] (m. 1152 - d. 1189)
| + | |religion= |
| − | | + | |spouse=<br/> [[Louis VII]] (m. 1137 - 1152) <br/> [[Henry II]] (m. 1152 - 1189) |
| − | 10 children
| + | |children=[[King John]] <br/> [[Richard I]] <br/> [[Henry the Young King]] <br/> [[William IX, Count of Poitiers|William IX]] <br/> 6 others |
| − | *[[Richard the Lionheart]]
| + | |alma_mater= |
| − | *[[King John]]
| + | |party= |
| − | *Marie, Countess of Champagne
| + | |office=Duchess of Aquitaine |
| − | *Alix, Countess of Blois
| + | |term_start=April 9, 1137 |
| − | *[[William IX, Count of Poitiers]]
| + | |term_end=April 1, 1204 |
| − | *[[Henry the Young King]]
| + | |preceded=[[William X]] |
| − | *Matilda, Duchess of Saxony
| + | |succeeded=[[King John]] |
| − | *Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
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| − | *Eleanor, Queen of Castile
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| − | *Joan, Queen of Sicily
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| | }} | | }} |
| − | '''Eleanor of Aquitaine''' (c. 1122 - 1204) | + | '''Eleanor of Aquitaine''' (1122 - 1204) |
| | * Queen of [[France]] (1137-1152) as wife of [[Louis VII]] | | * Queen of [[France]] (1137-1152) as wife of [[Louis VII]] |
| | * Queen of [[England]] (1154-1189) as wife of [[Henry II]] | | * Queen of [[England]] (1154-1189) as wife of [[Henry II]] |
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| | She was intelligent, interested in the arts, and beautiful. She presided over a golden age in the cultural history of southern France. Many of the songs and lyrics of the [[troubadour]]s of her court are [[extant]] today. | | She was intelligent, interested in the arts, and beautiful. She presided over a golden age in the cultural history of southern France. Many of the songs and lyrics of the [[troubadour]]s of her court are [[extant]] today. |
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| | + | == References == |
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| | [[Category:French People]] | | [[Category:French People]] |
| | [[Category:Women]] | | [[Category:Women]] |
| | [[Category:Royalty]] | | [[Category:Royalty]] |